4.0% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Leongatha
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011 in Leongatha, reflecting a shift in how people manage their daily travel. Most locals rely heavily on their own cars to get around, with very few residents using public transport for their commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far fewer homes lack a car here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, with only 4% of households having no vehicle. Most residents are well-equipped for travel, as 64% of homes own two or more motor vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leongatha, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is a little below the national and state levels. While 16.7% of the workforce now works from home, this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
16.7% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is very limited, with only 15 stops and 3 bus routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average.
15
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.30
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
31.3
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is a significant trip for those in Leongatha, with a typical drive time of 97 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
97
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/transport